Here's the way I display mine in my home office. I also have 36 in plastic UV ball cubes inside a regular file box, This is my limit! When I buy 1, I have to sell one. Just a rule I started after I had 3 File boxes full, I'm now safely at 1 box plus the 36 displayed.
I have had fairly good luck with the older balls (NL & AL), but have had a couple Seligs that the ink dried right up on and faded off. Those were used as batting practice. The ones you see in the Cabinet are displayed in a room that gets full sun in the morning. I now limit the sunlight by shading the half moon window and of course blinds on the patio door. The balls are placed in the UV plastic cubes and then put into the cabinet that also has UV glass. 3 of the balls on the File cabinet have those Steiner UV glass holders and the oter 2 are plastic. They don't get as much light and they have been good going on 5 years. If I notice anything fading, I just swap it with another from the filing box. It works for me. The more expensive picture are framed with UV glass as well. Good luck.
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